Holder for tooth-brushes and other articles.



c. B. wEvER. y HOLDER FOR TOOTH BRUSHES AND OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2| 1918.

Patented Dee. 24,1918.

CLAUDE B. WEVEB., OF

Baoomjn, NEW Yoan.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Application led March 2, 1918. Serial No. 220,053.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE B. Wnvnn, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders forTooth-Brushes and other Articles, of which the following is aspecification.

rlhis invention relates to a holder of novel construction from whichtooth brushes, surgical instruments and various other devices may bereadily suspended by their heads in such a manner that the latter arethoroughly protected against dust Iand other impurities. Thevconstruction of the holder is such that by pushing the article to besuspended back into the holder, the latter will be automatically closed,while by drawing thenarticle forward, the holder will be opened, so thatin this way, the manipulation is eatly facilitated. The inventionconsists 1n the various features of novelty, more fully pointed out inthe specification and appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fi re 1 is a vertical section on line 1.1 Fig. 2, of a holder embodyingmy invention;

Fig. 2, a horizontal section on line 2-2 Fig. 1, showing the holderclosed;

Fig. 3, a slmilar section, showing the holder open;

Fig. 4c, a section on line 4 4 Fig. 2;

Fig. 5, a horizontal section of a modification on line 5--5- Fig. 7showing the holder closed; l

Fig. 6, a similar section with the holder open, and

Fig. 7, a section on line 7-.-7 Fig. 5.

The device comprises a casing A` which is closed at its back, sides, topand bottom, but is open at the front. Lugs 8 projecting from the backand apertured for the reception of nails or similar fasteners, permitthe casing to be attached to a wall or other support. The bottom 9 ofthe casing extends forwardly beyond the sides, and is provided with acentrally disposed forwardly opening slot 10. rlhe casing is adapted tobe closed by a pair of. vertically hung` covers,

each formed of a curved side or body 11, a lower inwardly extendinghorizontal jaw 12, and an upper inwardly extending horizontal projectionor member 13. 0f these jaw 12 is pivotally secured to and overliesbottom 9, while projection 13 is pivotally Each jaw 1-2 is provided Iatits inner worliing edge with a straight 'front section 19, -a notch orrecess 20, back of the straight sec.- tion, and a beveled section 21back of the notch. 'The correlation of the parts is such, that when thecovers are closed, the straight sections 19 of the two covers willbecome alined and abut against one another, while when the covers areopened, the beveled sections 21 will become alined, and thus limit theplay of the covers.

1n use, the tooth brush or other article 22 to be suspended, is slippedbetween the open jaws (Fig. 3) in such a manner that the head of thebrush will project above said jaws, while the handle of the brush willbe carried along slot 10 into the notches .20. By now exerting a slightpressure against the handle, the latter will, by bearing against theheels 23 of notches 20, swing.

the jaws and consequently the entire covers into a closed position (Fig.2), so that the casing will be closed, and the head of the brush beeectively protected in a sani- ^tary manner against germs, dust or otherimpurities.

To remove the brush, it is only necessary to draw the latter forward byits handle, which operation will cause the jaws, and consequently thecovers t0 open, their] outward movement being limited by the beveledsections 21 coming into engagement with each other (Fig. 3). f

With'the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 7, the vcasing B has but a singlecover,'in lieu of the two covers illustratedv in Figs. 1-4.

The bottom 24.015 the casing does not protrude beyond its sides and isfurnished with the forwardly lopening slot 25. rlhe pivotecl cover 26has a lower jaw 27, and an upper projection 28, which are pivotedrespectively to the bottom 24, and the top 29 of the'casing. Jaw 27 isprovided with a slot or recess 30, adapted for the reception of thetooth brush handle.

When the cover is open (Fig. 6), the handle is introduced into`recess 30and by exerting a slight pressure against the handle, the cover will beswung into its closed position so as to overlie bottom 24, while thehandle will be simultaneously carried into the slot of said bottom (Fig.5).

To remove .the tooth brush, the latter is simply drawn forward alongslot 25 to press against jaw 27 and thus open the cover, and return itto the position shown in Fig. 6.

It will be seen that with both embodiments, the holder is manipulated bythe simple operation of pressing the brush or other article eitherbackward or forward against the jaws (or jaw) and that when housedwithin the casing, the head of the brush is e'ectively protected in asanitary manner, while furthermore, the weight of thebrush is borne notonly by the jaws but also by the slotted bottom, which thus servessagging under 'comprising a casing having a slotted bottom, a verticallyhung cover adapted to close said casing, and a recessed jaw extendinginwardly from said cover.

3. A holder of the character described, comprising a casing having aslotted bottom, a vertically hung cover adapted to close said casing,and a horizontally disposed re-v cessed jaw extending inwardly from thelower end of said cover and adapted to overlie said slotted bottom.

CLAUDE `B. WEVER.

